Originally Posted by
fjetter
This sentence struck a cord with me, where do you train? If you say anyplace other than the desert, then shame on your CFII for not trying to get you as much Actual time as possible. I always save that long dual ins x-c for a rainy day to get as much actual as possible. Additionally, whenever there is weather favorable to actual IMC we would plan a lesson for it. If you do get your INS without any actual I HIGHLY recommend no IMC until you can fly with either an experienced instrument pilot or a CFII. The hood just doesn't compare to the real thing.
Believe me, I know exactly what you mean. I can imagine that flying in actual IMC is nothing compared to being under the hood. It's not that my CFII and I've been avoiding flying in IMC, it's just bad timing and with the cold weather we are forced to stay out of icing etc. But during my time building, I am very much determined to get with a CFI and get some IMC experience...Thanks and yes I will of course stay away from real IMC without having prior experience.